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| Company type | Public (SIX: PGHN) |
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| Industry | Private Equity, Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Baar-Zug, Switzerland |
| Products | Direct investments, Secondaries, Primaries |
| Total assets | USD 39 billion (June 2013) |
| Number of employees | 612 (2012) |
| Website | www.partnersgroup.com |
Partners Group AG (SIX: PGHN) is a global private markets management firm with over EUR 30 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. The firm manages a broad range of funds, structured products and customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors, private banks and other financial institutions.
History
Founded in 1996, the firm is based in Zug, Switzerland with offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, São Paulo, Guernsey, Paris, Luxembourg, Munich, Dubai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Sydney. Partners Group is a joint stock company under Swiss law, listed on the Swiss Exchange since its 2006 initial public offering (minority floating). As of today, the majority of the shares is held by all employees and partners. Founding partners are Alfred Gantner, Marcel Erni and Urs Wietlisbach.
As of 30 November 2011, Partners Group has been included in the MSCI Switzerland Index after having been included in mid-September in the Swiss Small & Mid Cap Index (SMIM Index) which tracks the 50 biggest listed companies in Switzerland.
Recent news
Partners Group in August 2014 agreed to acquire a majority stake in Savera Group for around $325 million.
Strategy
Partners Group makes direct investments in equity and debt of privately held companies, real estate objects and infrastructure projects. Additionally, the firm invests in existing assets on the secondary market and primary partnership investments across all sectors, industries and regions.
The investment approach is based on a combination of direct, secondary and primary investments in private equity, private real estate and private infrastructure. Investing in this manner allows the firm to provide broadly diversified portfolios to institutional clients across private markets and sectors.
Partners Group markets various investment funds to clients with customized geographic focus (Asia-Pacific, emerging markets, European growth, US venture, etc.), investment style (direct investment funds, secondary funds, etc.) and liquidity terms (limited partnerships, SICAVs, SICARs, etc.).
References
- Partners Group plans IPO on SWX Swiss Exchange. AltAssets, 2006
- . Partners Group website
- Partners Group included in the MSCI Switzerland Index
- Switzerland's Partners Group to buy majority of Spain's Savera for $325 million. Reuters, August 2014
External links
- Partners Group (company website)
- Financial Times Profile
- PEI Awards: Carlyle and Partners Group win big. PEI Awards, 2013
- Silver Lake and Partners Group to Buy Global Blue for $1.25 Billion. NY Times, 2012
- Partners Group Holding Closes Partners Group European Mezzanine Debt Program Above its EUR 500 Million Target. Reuters, 2010
- Partners Group successfully closes secondary fund at hard cap of EUR 2.5 billion. Bloomberg, 2009
- Partners Group Secondary 2006 closes on €1bn. AltAssets, 2006
- Partners Group opens London office and launches joint HSBC fund of funds. AltAssets, 2005
- Swiss fund of funds Partners Group opens Singapore office and launches Asia fund. AltAssets, 2004
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